Insect-trap.



0. M. MANOR.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1914.

31141 e wtfyz. 5 M. Mex/m1 Patented Jan.19, 1915.

CARL MOORE MANOR, OF ALBANY, INDIANA.

INSECT-TRAP.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patented Jan, 19, 1915.

Application filed April 22, 1914. Serial No. 833,695.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, CARL Moons MANOR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county ofDelaware, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Insect-Traps; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which is appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to insect traps.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of an insect trapparticularly adapted to prevent insects from crawling up the trunk of atree and damaging foliage or fruit.

further object of the invention resides in the provision of a trap ofthe character named which can be readily attached to tree trunks ofdifferent diameters and which can be removed without permitting any ofthe of a tree; Fig. 2, a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, asection on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4i, a view looking at theinterior of the trap with the sections thereof swung open.

Referring to the drawings A indicates the trunk of the tree and B theimproved trap. The trap 13 is frusto conical and comprises hingedlyconnected sections 10 and 11. The smaller ends of the sections 10 and 11have secured thereto the lower end of a fabric extension 12, the upperend of said extension 12 being secured to the inside of a clamping band13 which is secured in clamping relation to the trunk B through themedium of parts in the sew a binding screw 14:. Owing to the fact thatthe fabric extension 12 is secured to the in side of the band 13 it willbe obvious that when the band is clamped upon the trunk the fabricextension at its outer end will be similar semi frusto-conical member 19is secured to the section 11 by a web 20 and this section is provided atits free end with a fabric extension 21 similar to the fabric 8X-tension 17. The sections 10 and 11 are secured in closed position bymeans of a latch 22-. The section 10 and member 16 are connected bypartitions 23, while the section 11 and member 19 are connected bypartitions 2%, said partitions 28 and 2% serving to prevent the escapeof insects confined between the sections and members when the former aremoved to open position for the purpose of disengaging the trap from thetree trunk. It will be noted that when the trap is applied to the treetrunk insects can pass upwardly beneath the upper extremities of thefabric section 17 and 21 but cannot pass downwardly beneath saidextremities owing to the inclination of the fabric extensions withrespect to the tree trunk. After the insects have passed beneath theouter ends of the fabric extensions 17 and 21 they cannot pass beneaththe band 13 and will therefore finally migrate between the members 17and 19 and the sections 10 and 11 where thev will remain until the trapis removed and the destruction of the insects effected.

What is claimed is An insect trap comprising a pair of hingedlyconnected semi-conical sections adapted to be secured together inembracing relation to a tree trunk, a fabric extension secured to theminor ends of said sections, a clamping band secured to said extensionand adapted to be clamped around a tree trunk to support the trap,inwardly directed flanges at the major ends of said In testimonywhereof, I aflix my signasfictigns, sgmi-corfiicai dmzmbers securzgl toture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

tie ree e ges 0 sm anges respec ive y I I and extending in the samegeneral direction I CARL MOORE MANOR as said section, and fabricextension on said Witnesses:

semi-conical members adapted to bear at G. G. VVILLIAMSON,

their outer extremities upon a tree trunk. WILLIAM E. ONEIL.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner oi Patents,

Washington, 1). G.

